CVE-2026-87538: Clickjacking in Google Chrome
Description
Clickjacking in Input in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.2medium
Affected software
Chrome
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AI-Powered Analysis
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves clickjacking in the input handling of Google Chrome versions before 153.0.8010.36. An attacker with control over the renderer process can craft HTML pages that spoof UI elements, potentially tricking users. The issue requires prior compromise of the renderer process and social engineering to be effective. The Chromium security team rates this vulnerability as low severity. No CVSS score is provided. The vendor advisory link points to a stable channel update, implying a fix may be included in or after version 153.0.8010.36.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to UI spoofing via clickjacking after an attacker has already compromised the renderer process. This could mislead users into performing unintended actions. The severity is low, indicating limited risk and no direct remote code execution or privilege escalation solely from this vulnerability.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vendor advisory linked suggests that the issue is addressed in Chrome version 153.0.8010.36. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since no explicit remediation level or patchAvailable flag is given, check the vendor advisory for confirmation. No additional mitigation actions are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T22:39:50.737Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6aa0b17eacd9273b49811b63
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 01:08:14 UTC
Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 02:38:34 UTC
Last updated: 10/21/2026, 13:20:24 UTC
Views: 24
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